Sings of maturity in silkworms?

1. Increased size and weight: Mature silkworms will be noticeably larger and heavier than younger ones.

2. Changes in color: As silkworms mature, their color may darken or change slightly.

3. Development of silk glands: Mature silkworms will have fully developed silk glands, which they use to spin their cocoons.

4. Increased appetite: Mature silkworms will have a voracious appetite as they prepare to spin their cocoons and undergo metamorphosis.

5. Decreased activity: Mature silkworms may become less active as they prepare to enter the pupal stage.

6. Formation of cocoons: The most obvious sign of maturity in silkworms is the spinning of their silk cocoons, which they do in preparation for metamorphosis into moths.

- Increased size: Mature silkworms are significantly larger than younger ones.
- Color change: The body of a mature silkworm will turn a golden-yellow color.
- Increased appetite: Mature silkworms will eat significantly more than younger ones.
- Spinning behavior: Mature silkworms will begin to spin a cocoon around themselves.
- Pre-pupal stage: Before spinning a cocoon, the silkworm will enter a pre-pupal stage, during which it will stop eating and become immobile.